Blattellaquinone
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Blattellaquinone | |
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IUPAC name | (3,6-Dioxocyclohexa-1,4-dienyl)methyl 3-methylbutanoate |
Other names | Blattellaquinone, gentisyl quinone isovalerate |
Identifiers | |
CAS number | [849762-24-9] |
SMILES | O=C(C=C1)C(COC(CC(C)C)=O)=CC1=O |
Properties | |
Molecular formula | C12H14O4 |
Molar mass | 222.24 g/mol |
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Blattellaquinone, also known as gentisyl quinone isovalerate, is a sex pheromone of the German cockroach (Blattella germanica). Blattellaquinone is secreted by females to attract male cockroaches.[1]
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- ^ Nojima S, Schal C, Webster FX, Santangelo RG, Roelofs WL (2005). "Identification of the sex pheromone of the German cockroach, Blattella germanica". Science 307 (5712): 1029–1031. doi: . PMID 15718472.